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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
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RATE BILUS PASSED
t Eech-Towniflnd Measure Almost Unanl
tnouslj Approved by House.
ONLY SEVENTEEN VOTES IN NEGATIVE
These Art Cut by Eleven Bepublicans tod
Eiz Democrats.
HEPBURN CLOSES FOR THE COMMITTEE
He 6yi Hie Original Bill Was Drafted by
the Attorney General.
A3LE DEFENSl", OF. - MEASURE
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f'yp Vppointe r .?
Small Coterie ( t rray
TlVASHINQTON. Feb. 1 r nearly
ftur days f discussion the today, by
a vole ef 128 to 17, passed t i . nh-Town-fend
bill providing lor the T-sulatlon of
freight rates. The negative rote wa made
Tup of eleven republicans and six demo-
errta.
' Closing hour of the debate were occupied
by Messrs. Williams of Missouri, and the
, minority leader and Hepburn of Iowa,
chairman of the committee which reported
the blU. Mr. Williams, while supporting
the minority measure, even though he, said
he knew It could not pass, complimented
, the republicans for bringing- In a bill which
was much better than he expected would
come from them. The speech of Mr. Hep
burn was rather In defense of himself. He
aitld that his deeds and acts were a suffl
' dent ' answer to tha "lies and slanders"
. which had been heaped upon him. The bill
Aii'oftVn U -the Hepburn bill, he said, had
i bean prepared by the attorney general, and
' he only yielded to hla colleague on the
oommUtee on the Each-Townsend bill be-
, reuse he did not want the committee to be
. the target for scribblers who wanted sen
sational headlines. He devoted some time
' to . strong presentation of the merit of
the majority measure. ;
Opening of tke Debate.'
The house today entered upon the last day
ef discussion of the bills to regulate freight
rates. According to the rule adopted Mon
day, the vote will be taken at I o'clock, first
on tha minority substitute known as the
Davey bill, and should It fall of passage,
then on the bill of the majority of the com-
mtttee on Interstate and foreign commerce,
otherwise termed the Ench-Townsend bill.
Less than twenty-five members were In
their seats when the debate was opened by
. Mr. pierce (Tenn.), who, after announcing
tkat the president, on the subject of rata
legislation, was the greatest leader that has
' lived lit the republican ranks since the civil
war, Mid ba would support the Eech-Town-I
,end bill He. however, based his support
upon' the fact' that William J. Bryan and
the dtroocratic party had declared for just
such legislation.
Mr.j Da Armond (Mo ), while admitting
J?0yx tSPlMUtUn. attacked the
Bsch-Townaend Mil as being an Inadequate
... f ., treatment of the Question. The bill, ha
mid, twas singularly lacking In its compli
ance with the recommendations of the pres
. Ident.j.-It did not reach private car lines
and It was not to be supposed that the
courts would be eager and searching In the
, endeavor to find lu It something on that
f , subject which Its authors themselves could
not find.
-,,- Mr. 1 Crumpocker and.) said he would
' ' ungrudgingly support the majority meas
ure beoause the power to regulate railroad
oompanleg always had been recognised,
the -question now being simply one of
policy. While Mr, Crumpacker was speak
ing the statehood bill came from the sen
ate and was laid on the speaker's table
for reference to committee.
f William Oases for Democrats.
; iTh closing remarks for . the minority
were made by Mr. Williams (Miss ), who
t at the outset congratulated the house upon
. the faot that not, only In the matter of
rate legislation, but In several other par
. Uculare . President Roosevelt, ."nominated
. by the republican party and elected by the
' people," was beginning to assume a dls
, tinetly democratic attitude. He eald he
.had begun to hope that the president would
, recommend revision of the tariff and that
. Uie president would see that It was alto
gether absurd to keep 30,000 more soldiers
v 'than were needed.;
'Addressing himself to the republicans,
Mr. Williams said they noedod nothing
' more than a making out of the pathway
to follow the president, not because he Is
president or a republican, but because he
was outlining the proper policy for the
American people. "Oh," he said, amidst
democratic laughter, "I know how nun
partisan you are."
Mr. Williams ssld It might be true In
some things, as Mr. Grosvenor stated yes
terday that the democrats "camped to
night where ws camped lust night," but
he - loudly proclaimed facing the repub
lican side, that on this question, "it is
you who are camping this year where the
democracy camped last year."
"If,!' hs said, "the majority In tha house
did not follow the president's recommenda
tions, It proved the necessity for an auto
matic coupler between the White House
and the house of representative. A repub
lican Daniel la calling you," he exclaimed,
"and he Is at the other end of the avenue,
and he le calling you to du Identically the
same thing that you refused to do because
It came out vf a democratic Nasaretb."
Hepbara Closes for Republicans.
Mr. Hepburn (la.), chairman of the com
mittee on Interstate and foreign commerce,
closed for the republicans. He explained
the difficulties of preparing such a measure
as the bill reported, saying no two men en
tertained -the same opinion either as to
what was In the bill or what ought to be
In It. .
Mr. Hepburn digressed for a moment and
received sympathetic applause from-both
democrats and republicans when he asked
te be exeused for Intruding a matter of
personal Interest into the proceeding, which
was the first time hs had done so In eight
een years' publlo aervlcs. "lf I have been
criticised," be said, with amotion, "I have
borne It. If I have been slandered and
lied about, J have eubmltted to it. con
tent ray deeds, my acts, might be placed
In opposition as an aiuwer to the libels of
. ... nitw Htvuini roe.
The bill he drew, ald Mr. Hepburn, he
regaruea but a rough draft, after confer-
eitoee with the president and members of
the cabinet. He denied that the Towu
send bill was an administration measure,
n, eald he, was any bill that he knew of
an administration blU. As finally offered.
he said, that which was known as the- Hep.
burn bill, was with the exception of but
two W da. the preduct of the brain of
Hie attorney general. He had yielded,
however, to hla colleagues on the oominlttee
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STRIKERS OBJECT TO ORDER
Kermaa real Miners Hefnse to Retora
to Work at Reauest of Their
Committee.
ESSEN, Feb. . A convention Of dole
gates, representing the strikers of the
entire Rhenish-Westphallan coal region,
adopted a resolution today to return to
work.
The resolution which was proposed by the
executive committee of seventy was
adopted with only five negative votes after
five hours debate.
The prevailing view of the leaders ap
pears to be that the strikers managed their
campaign In such a way as to win public
opinion and government support. Besides
the strikers had reached high water mark
and could safely trust the government to
pass a measure making several of the
points complained of Illegal, such as not
paying for coal containing stones and short
ening the hours of labor, first to nine and
then to eight and one-half - in ordinary
tempperatures and to six In high tempera
tures. In addition the miners could strike
again if they found the government'a law
Inadequate.
Mans meetings of strikers held here and
in this vicinity this afternoon voted by a
large majority to disregard the orders of
the strike committee and to continue the
strike. The meetings were tumultuous In
character'. The operatives sharply de
nounced the committee of seven as traitors
to the cause of labor and as having been
bribed by trust money. Similar meetings
are reported from Oelsenklrchen, Heme
and Dortmund, where also It was decided
by Immense majorities to stay out.
The meeting of strikers at Alten Essen
was closed by the police because of Its tu
multuous character before a vote wae
reached. Two great meetings at Ober
hausen and two at Barbeck voted to stay
out.
The meeting at Huelhelm-on-Ruhr pro
tested against the decision of the commit
tee of seven In favor of resumption. A
meeting of 8,000 strikers at Bohm was ad
dressed by Herr Sache, a member of the
Reichstag, and unanimously resolved to
resume work tomorrow.
WITTE FAVOR. OPE DISCl'SSIOX
Editors and Clergy Will Be Tailed to
Conference with Ministers.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 3. M. Wltte's
policy favoring the widest discussion of the
reforms is giving the greatest satisfaction.
It is understood that Privy Councillor
Kobeko will summon a conference of edit
ors before proceeding to discuss the press
reform and the Metropolitan of St. Peters
burg is convoking ministers of all creeds
prior to the consideration by a special
committee of the point In Emperor Nich
olas' ukase dealing with religious toler
ance. This liberality and energy displayed
by M. Wltte In directing the whole question
of reforms has startled the reactionaries.
Prince Mestchersky, editor of the Crash
danln of St.: Petersburg, publishes an open
letter to M. Wltte in which he points out
that M. Wltte has been given powers
greater than those of a dictator and be
seeches him not to heed the. clamor of the
liberal! and not to extend the powers and
scope of the semstvos, which he says Is not
demanded by the peasants and would serve
only to Increase the powers of the irrespon
sible -semstvo element.. -, '
Prince Stehrbatoff. leading Moscow re
actionary, urges with the same object In
view that M. Wltte consult with peasant
delegates before extending the powers of
the semstvos.
The proposed reopening of the universities
and other higher educational establish
ments recommended by Governor General
Trepoff has not met with opposition from
the rectors or presidents of the colleges,
who favor reopening February 28, but they
have Informed the governor general that
It Is not advisable to resort to compulsory
measures If the students decline to attend
the lectures.
(CuuUnusd ea Second Page.)
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
Roavler Ministry Presents Draft of
Its Bill to Chamber of Deputies.
PARIS, Feb. J. The Rouvler ministry
today presented In the Chamber of Deputies
the draft of a new bill for the separation
of church and state. This measure has
been anxiously awaited owing to doubt
raised by friends of former Premier Combes
concerning the sincerity of the new minis
try in carrying forward the policy of sepa
ntlon. When, therefore. Minister of Public
Instruction Btenvenu Martin presented the
Mil In the Chamber of Deputies it was
greeted with - long applause. Tho text of
tho new measure makes the separation of
church and state definite and conclusive,
but omits a number of details of the
Combes bill, which had aroused antagon
ism. The essential points of the new
measure are:
Flrrfr Abolition of the concordat, whereby
the relations of church and state were es
tablished. Second Termination of all government
aid ajid subsidies to religious sects or fun
tlonarles. ,
Third Formation of church associations
Into civil corporations, timenable to the
same laws as other corporations.
The bill comprises thirty-two articles.
It is expected that the new bill will be
debated In the Chamber of Deputies after
the Income tax and some other measures
on ' which Premier Rouvler desires early
action have been disposed of. However,
there Is a strong pressure by the Combes
element for a speedy hearing of the ques
tion and this may lesd to a determination
to take up and debate the bill without
awaiting action on other measures. It Is
expected that the bill will be debated be
fore the end of February.
Tl'RKISH DISPtTH IS RETTLED
Franco Will Get Share of Government
Business nnd Will Make Loan.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 9-The Franco-Turkish
dispute. It Is now understood,
will be compromised, France securing an
order for a share of the new guns destined
for the re-armament of Turkish artillery.
Following the vigorous steps taken by
Ambassador Conatans, Tewflk Pasha, the
foreign .minister, submitted to the ambas
sador fresh proposals whereby the Germans
will, find the money to pay the Krupps the
arrears owing by Turkey for previous
armament and for portion of the new bat
teries, while part of the loan to be con
tracted for by the Ottoman bank will be
devoted to purchasing the remainder of the
guns in France. This, together with the
settlement of the Syrian railway question
will. It Is said, satisfy the French demands.
Rlshtr Thoasaad Belgian Miners Oat,
CHARLEROI. Feb. a.-Tbe national com
mittee of the Miners' federation has decided
to Issue a manifesto ststing that SO.OOO
miners are on strike In this district and
that there are Indications of other miners
going on strike, and asking for the Inter
vention of the minister of publlo works. ,
Strikers Refrafa from Work.
I.ODZ. Russian Poland, Feb. . The gen
era body of strikers did not return to
work today and the men do not appear
Inclined to accept the manufacturers'
terms. . The eatlook Is by na means
promising
RUSSIANS THROWING SHELLS
Hare Continuously Bombarded the Japanese
Position! Since Tuesday Sight.
EXPECT BATTLE BEFORE WARM WEATHER
Toklo Impressed with Idea Armies
Will Join la Battle Before
Roads Are Readered In
passable by Thaw.
TOKIO, Feb. t. (I p. m.) A report from
Manchurlan headquarters says that the
Russians have continued their bombard
ment in the direction of the Shakhe river
since the night of February 7. They con
tinue entrenching in front of Liuchenpao
and In the vicinity of Helkoutal.
The Impression prevails here that the Im
pending battle between the armies of Field
Marshal Oyama and General Kouropatkln
will occur before any material thaw takes
place, which would convert the country
Into a slushy bog, and render the move
ment of guns, ammunition and stores Im
possible until the roads harden.
Ice at Vladivostok.
Entry to Vladivostok from the sea Is
now limited to Shushinu straits and Tsu
garu straits. The Soya straits are barred
by Ice. Reports received here from Hok
kaido, and also from coasting vessels, say
Soya straits are not frosen over, but are
filled with floes and bergs, making naviga
tion practically Impossible. To further in
crease the difficulty of reaching Vladi
vostok the Japanese government announces
the lighthouses in the vicinity of Tsugaru
straits will not be lighted, except occa
sionally. The official announcement says
this decision was necessary for strategic
reasons and warns coasting and neutral
navigators that In passing Tsugaru straits
they must exercise the greatest care. The
Japanese continue to patrol the Shushtml
and Tsugaru straits and It Is believed the
blockade of Vladivostok Is effective. It
was reported from Vladivostok February 1
that the Russian armored cruisers Rossla
and Gromboi had been repaired, but It is
doubted whether they will emerge from the
harbor on account of the extensive seixures
by the Japanese of coal-laden ships bound
for Vladivostok. Large stocks have been
purchased by Japan, which has now ceased
purchasing coal.
Comment on Year's Resolt.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 9. M. Sou
vorin, editor of the Novoe Vremya, In a
pessimistic review of the first year of
the war. In today's issue of his paper, at
tributes the responsibility for the Russian
disasters, firstly, to Foreign Minister Lams
dorff, former Viceroy Alexlelt and Baron
Rosen, late Russian minister to Japan,
whom he accuses of drawing Russia into
a terrific war by complete ignorance of
the true state of affairs in the far east.
M. Souvorln declares the reason for the
fall' of Port Arthur before the complete
exhaustion of its means of res til nee was
the death of Major General Kuiidratenko,
"who was the real hero of the defense of
the fortress, and who filled both the civil
and military men wtth courage, while
Lieutenant General Stoessel only mani
fested civil courage."".
Reviewing the twelve months of war the
newspapers, with the single exception of
the Nasba Shlsn. do not . display discour
agement, though they frankly record the
almost ' unbroken series of reverses. The
Bourse Gaxette in a remarkable editorial
goes to the - length of saying that while
Russia has not won a victory, the lustre
of the Russian army Is not dimmed and
therefore Russia can without humiliation
discuss the possibility of a termination of
the war, seeking a peaceful and honorable
adjustment on the basis of a satisfactory
understanding between- the two countries
chiefly concerned In the destinies of Asia.
The Russ says:
The colossus Is beginning to stand on
Its own' legs, spuming the bureaucratic
clay which has been artificially Imposed
on It. As soon as the colossus finds the
full use of Its own limbs the question of
war or peace will be settled without diffi
culty. The ' Nashadnl publishes an open letter
from the secretary of M. Besobrexoff, presi
dent of the Talu Timber company, demand
ing the truth about the Yalu river conces
sions, which he claims were the direct
cause of the war. He declared that when
the truth is known It will be seen how
easy It was to adjust the differences with
Japan.
Prince May Snpercedo Konropntkln.
BERLIN, - Feb. 9. The Lokal Anzeiger
says It learns that Grand Duke Nicholas
Nlcholalevltch will in a few days be sent
to Manchuria either to relieve General
Kouropatkln, or to be viceroy, and that
Kouropatkln will have to report to him.
Prince Leopold of Prussia, It Is added,
will go with him. Emperor Nicholas, It
Is understood, telegraphed an Invitation
to Prince Leopold. The latter Intended to
go to Manchuria as an observer in Septem
ber lust, but the Siberian railroad was
then regarded as unsafe.
The report that Grand Duke Nicholas
Nlcholalevltch may succeel General Kour
opatkln, or be appointed commander-in-chief
of the Russian force in the far east,
was first circulated In September last.
Talking; of Japanese Loan,
TOKIO, Feb. 9. (11:00 a. m.) Vice Presi
dent Takoihasl of the Bank of Japan, will
leave for America and England on Feb
ruary 17 to hold preliminary conference
with financiers of those countries regard
ing terms of a fourth domestic loan. Min
ister of Finance Yoshiro is arranging to
meet Japanese bankers and capitalists on
February II to discuss the rate of Interest
and lime for which tbls loan wlU run.
No Sign of Peace.
BERLIN, Feb. 9. An official of ths For
elgn office here referring to the statements
In the French and British press on the
subject of the possibility of peace In the
far east, sold to the correspondent of the
Associated Press today:
"I am told by an ambassador that the
emperor sees no sign of peace."
Give Faads for Festival.
TOKIO. Feb. 9. (11:80 a. m.) The em
peror and empress of Japan have given
100.000 yen (149,000) to the Army and Navy
departments to purchase wines and delica
cies for ths celebration of ths national hol
iday which will take place on Saturday
next, February 11.
French Bidders Too High.
PARIS, Feb. 9. A dispatch to the Matin
from St. Petersburg says Finance Minister
Kokovsoff In the oourse of an Interview
said German firms had been given Russian
military contracts In preference to French
firms because the prices of the latter were
considerably higher. The minister eald It
wss absolutely false that the Oermana had
when negotiating the last Russian loan Im
posed the condition that German firms
should receive Russian military contracts
JOHANN: HOCH AT CHICAGO
Man of Many . Wives aad Name-Tons
Aliases Bronght Bark to the
Windy City for Trial.
CHICAGO Feb. Wohann Hcch. Indicted
for bigamy, suspected of murder snd a
man of many aliases, arrived In Chicago
tonight and for several hours after reach
ing here was Interrogated by the police
with little result. Hoch had evidently ex
pected a number of his wives to meet him
at the station and he was plainly disap
pointed that they did not come.
"Where are these fourteen wives you
talked so much about?" he asked of Officer
Loflus.
"I guess you have been Joking me about
that part of the business; anyway, there
could mt be fourteen of them, for I never
had that many. There seems to be a lot
of women who think that I am the only
man In the world who could marry them
and get awny with some of their money."
The Interrogation of Hoch was com
menced shortly after 7.90 and wss still In
operation three hours later. Hoch at the
outset admitted that he had married Mrs.
Marie Goerk Hoch and that the marriage
was Illegal. He would admit nothing else.
During the evening five women who
claimed to be wives of Hoch called at the
police station. One of them, Mrs. Emllle
Fischer-Hoch, saw the prisoner for a min
ute and saluted him with tha exclama
tion: "You old hog; you got my $750, didn't
you?"
Hoch made no? reply to this, but smiled
as though he considered the affair of fTEO
rather a joke than otherwise.
Later five women were, one at a time, ad
mitted Into the office of the inspector, and
all of them Identified Hoch as the man to
whom they were married. Mrs. Ellen
Hoppe at first declared that she had mar
ried Hoch, but later said she was not sure
about It,
Inspector Snippy asked: "Hoch, did you
marry this woman?"
"No," replied Hoch, "but maybe I will If
you don't hustle her out of here pretty
quick."
Mrs. Mary Rankin Hoch, who admitted
last week that she had committed bigamy
when she married Hoch. was repudiated In
strong terms by the prisoner.- He declared
tkat he had not married her and had never
seen her before.
When Mrs. Marie Goerk Hoch was ad
mitted Into the' room Hoch for the second
time . declared, lhat he married her, but
that the marrfage was Illegal.' He also con
fessed to .having married Mrs. Emily
Fischer Hoch when ehe was shown Into the
room. ''t ,
A physician who had attended Mrs.
Walcker Hoch. the last wife of Hoch, Iden
tified him ns the husband of Mrs. Walcker
and showed him a bill for (100 for attend
ance upon the woman.
"Oh, yes." said Hoch, -"I remember some
thing about that. Bring It around In the
morning. I'll still be here," and he laughed
heartily at his Joke.
At midnight Hooh was still being ques
tioned by the police, but had confessed
nothing of any murfler.
The examination ' of Hoch by the police
was concluded after midnight and Just be
fore Its close he confessed that he had
married ten women. Hoch also -admitted
that he had Intended to commit suicide
and that the wh1fv powder. ,found,4ln, a,
fountain peri taken ujam hli'Voom In New
York City was arsenic which he had pur
chased with the Intention of killing himself.
KEAN HAS BATE RESOLUTION
Wonld HnVe geaate Committee Sit
Daring; Summer Consider
Railroad Matters.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The resolution
to be introduced In the senate by Mr.
Kean of New Jersey, providing that the
committee on Interstate . commerce shall
sit during the summer for the Investiga
tion of the subject of railroad rate leg
islation, will not be offered until It has
first been approved by the oommlttee. It
had been announced that the resolution
wouid bfe presented to the senate today.
The Interstate Commerce commission will
meet Saturday to consider the resolution.
The plan to have the senate committee
Investigate thoroughly the subject of rate
legislation has been approved by a large
number of senators of both parties. It is
said the committee will work along the
line of perfecting the Esch-Townsend bill
and Incorporate in that measure a provi
sion to reach private car lines.
The Idea is that If the committee is ready
to report in October or the first of No
vember, notice shall be sent to the presi
dent, and if he Is so Inclined an extra
session- may be called. Bhould there be
a demand from any senator for .Immediate
consideration of the house bill It Is planned
to ascertain the sentiment of passing a
rate bill at the present session by a vota
on the proposed Kean resolution.
Railroad rates formed the subject of
some consideration by the president today
with several callers. Speaker Cannon was
an early visitor at the White House, he
and the president talking about the rate
legislation on which the house of repre
sentatives is to take action today.
Representative Jones of . 'ytishlngton In
troduced to the president a committee of
the Spokane Chamber of. Commerce, con
albting of William H. Acuff and F. B.
Wright. They presented to Mr. Roosevelt
resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce
endorsing his attitude on the freight rate
question. They pointed out to the presi
dent that although Spokane is 300 miles
east of Seattle, the shippers of Spokane
were forced to pay on freight rates from
the east the full rates to Seattle and the
local rates from Seattle back to Spokane,
although the goods axe unloaded at' Spo
kane directly from the east, not being car
ried to Seattle and return at all. They re
garded this as a great hardship on Spokane
commercial Interests.
Senator Kean of New Jersey also talked
briefly with the president. . He Is of tha
opinion that his resolution will command a
majority vote In the senate.
Illinois k Have Display.
SPKINOK1K . 111.. Feb. 9-The senate
today paused lull appropriating JS,uue for
state representation a,t ths Lewis and
Clark ex pool Lion at Portland.
TAILORS LIKE CONVENTIONS
Favor Holding Meetings Every. Foar
Years Vnless Otherwise Or.
tiered by Membership.
BLOOMINGTON, III.. Feb. ' 9. -The
Journeymen Tailors of . America voted
unanimously to hold convention every four
years In August unless a general vote of
the membership of the order, to be taken
In November preceding ths convention
date. Is against hold'ng a convention.
The plan of paying strike benefit was
changed, so that n cans of a general
strike or lockout Involving 60 per cent of
the members, strike benefits shall not be
paid until the members In good standing
have been out on strike for four weeks
Bloomlngton was retained as the national
headquarters of the tailors. Chicago, In
dlanapolis and Milwaukee were considered.
The convention voted S2M for the assistance
of ' the striking garment workers of . Chi
cago in reHponse to an appeal from g
representative of the Chicago union
MILWAUKEE TRAIN IN DITCH
Seven Can and Engine Oo Through Bridge
at Melbourne, low a.
TWO KILLED AND MANY INJURED
Among the Latter Are Two Mea aad
a Woman from Omaha First
Reports Are Greatly
Exaggerated.
Tho Killed!
H. A. MARSH, conductor.
C. A. MORRES, brakeman.
The Injured i
George P. Dewalt, Omaha, cut about
face.
J. J. Huston Omaha, ieft hand cut.
Edith Winters, Omaha, hipe. legs and
back.
Gus Bachrake. Holland, Minn., right
ankle sprained.
J. C. Banks, New York, .slight Injuries
to face.
Charles E. Clark, Hayard, I a., left leg
broken, face cut.
Anna Dlslnger, Perry, left eye cut; right
hand cut.
H. R. Goyke, St Louis, left leg and hips.
D. A. Halllgan, Moorland, la., back and
kidneys.
C W. Jensen, mail clerk, Cedar Rapids,
breast.
Alden Jones, 6a nor, S. D left ankle
sprained.
George W. Laroy, baggageman, Chicago,
left leg and shoulder and head.
C. S. Lawson, n,il clerk. Council Bluffs,
132 Harrison street -nnerally bruised; left
side of face Injured.
David M. May, Marlon Junction, S. D.,
knee crushed, nose broken, teeth knocked
out.
Charles Mastereon, Boone, la., chest.
Ralph Morrow, brakeman. Council Bluffs;
left knee and right ankle.
Clarence Ongman, Chicago, right leg
badly bruised.
P. H. Ray, engineer, ankle hurt.
F. H. Reld, Perry, hips and legs.
Mrs. F. A. Smith, Marion, 8. D., back
and stomach.
Minnie Taylor, Sheridan, O., cut about
head; right side injured.
W. J. Watt, mall clerk, Marlon, chest.
I. H. Walxel, Chicago, scalp wound;
right hand and ankle fractured.
J. E. Woodley, porter, back badly
bruised.
One Car on Ralls.
DES MOINES. Feb. 9. Two men were
killed and twenty-four people were in
jured, eight passenger cars and an' engine
piled In the ditch and a 200-foot bridge
wrecked as the result of a broken rail on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road
near Melbourne today.
The wrecked train was the Overland
Limited No. 1, which left Chicago .at 6:06
Wednesday night. There were nine coaches
pulled by two engines. The broken rati
was 800 feet east of a 200-foot bridge and
the first engine passed over safely. The
other and eight coaches following it left
the track and piled into the ditch beneath
the bridge, which was eighteen feet high
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CONFESSION 0FMRS. EDWARDS
Womaa Sentenced to Hang Mnkea a
Statement Exonerating Her
Colored Paramoar,
READING, Pa., Feb. 9-Mr. Kate Ed
wards, who Is under sentence to be hanged
with Samuel Greason on Thursday next
for the murder of her husband, made a
statement to her counsel today in which It
Is said she exonerates (reason from com
plicity In the murder. The statement will
not be given to the public until it is pre
sented to the Board of Pardons, but the In
ference Is left that she has admitted that
she alone committed the crime.
Mrs. Edwards and Grenson, who is a
colored man, were convicted of the murder
of Edwards and since the death sentence
has been pronounced extraordinary efforts
have been made to save them from the gnl
lows. The Board of Pardons has hereto
fore refused to Interfere and the state su
preme court has confirmed the lower court's
derision. Mrs. Edwards' confession, It Is
thdught,' will plnce the case In an entire
pew aspect before the Hoard of Pardons.
The hoard will meet at Harrlshurg Febru
ary 15, the day before the data fixed for the
double execution. If the woman's state
ment Is accepted by the board It may save
the man's life. If the woman Is spared It
will thereforo be entirely on sentimental
grounds, as strong pressure Is being
brought before the board to not permit the
woman to be hanged.
WORE BALLOTS IDENTIFIED
Testimony of Witnesses In Colorado
Content Tends to Discredit Evi
dence of Experts.
DENVER, Feb. 9. Eleven witnesses testi
fied In behalf of the eontestee In the Pea-body-Adams
gubernatorial contest this
afternoon. Three of these were election
officials who testified to knowing many
voters whom the peabody experts and can
vassers declared had no existence. The
other eight witnesses Identified their ballots
from among those the experts had pro
nounced fraudulent.
At the night session a number of voters
Identified their ballots, Including persons
who served as election officials. In all in
stances they testified that the conduct of
the election was regular,' that there was
no complaint from any source whatever
and the few challenges made were disposed
of satisfactorily to all concerned.
In some precincts In which witnesses who
testified tonight live, the experts reported
from a doeeh to fifty bogus ballots. On
cross-examination of ' Voters, challengers,
The bridge was destroy ed by the Impact f J clerks ant judges 'It developed thgt.peai
U-V4eraJV-5 citn.-'Ttie -otMmrvtlow--?Hdy; vt. freely cratuiied. although the
on the rear of the train kept the rails. 'T ropublican ticket was voted straight.
Intelligence of the wreck was taken to
Rhodes, a few miles west of the wreck, by
Engineer Nichols of the first engine, who
ran his engine to that point. Wrecking
trains and medical aid were Immediately
dispatched to the scene. The Injured were'
taken 'to Rhodes and Melbourne, the two
points nearest the wreck on either side.
Trafflc Will Not Be Impeded.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9. General Superintend
ent D. I. Bush of the Chicago, Milwaukee
St St. Paul road said: "It Is not nearly so
bad a wreck as was Indicated by first re
ports. Because of the bad weather the
train was not as heavily loaded as usual.
But two of those injured are In a serious
condition and their injuries are not be
lieved to be fatal. There were several In
jured besides those whose names have been
given out, but their injuries were of such
a minor character as to be unimportant.
Traffic, will not be greatly Impeded, as we
can use other roads to get around the
wreck until the track Is repaired.
Anxiety, in Omaha.
The first report of the wreck on the Mil
waukee road at Melbourne, la., was grossly
exaggerated and caused considerable anx-'
lety among people who had friends and
relatives enroute home from Chicago.
The fact that a number of people attend
ing the automobile show at Chicago had
expressed Intention of coming home yes
terday and today added considerable In
terest to the report, and anxiety was In
creased by the long delay In receiving tha
list of the, dead and Injured, particularly as
the first report gave a probable list of dead
at from forty to sixty. While the wreck
occurred at 4 o'clock In tho morning, It was
11 o'clock before It was positively known
how many were killed, and even at this
time the list is not complete, as at least one
man Is missing.
It Is peculiarly fortunate that with a
wreck Involving eight cars so few people
should have been Injured and that tho
death list should have Included but two
persona.
From the first announcement of the
wreck to the public In an extra Issued by
The Bee the offices of the railroad com
pany were called upon by many people In
terested and as soon as possible a list of
those Injured was made publlo by the local
officers of the road.
But three persons from Omaha are In
volved. J. J. Huston Is local manager of the D.
H. Baldwin company, traveling In the west
ern field.
George P. Dewalt has for some time been
bookkeeper for the Waller Sign company
and until recently lived at 1912 Dodge stre.t.
He has been visiting Shreveport, La., and
was on his way home by way of Chicago.
Edith Winters, the third Omaha person
injured, could not be placed this afternoon.
I. H. Walxel of Chicago, who . was In
jured, is a brother of 8. H. Walxel, buyer
for the Nebraska Clothing company of this
city.
H. A. Marsh, extra, conductor, and Ralph
MAYOR M'CUE MUST HANG
Federal ' Supreme Co art Declines to
Interfere la Case of Virginia
Official.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Justlce Harlan
of the supreme court tonight denied on ap
plication for a writ of error In the case of
J. Samuel McCue, the former mayor of
Charlottesville,. Va who is under sentence
of death and is to be hanged tomorrow for
the murder of his wife. Justice Harlan
based his denial on the ground that no fed
eral question Was presented In the appli
cation' for the writ. Counsel for McCue,
Marvin Smlthey of Richmond, was at the
supreme court early today In his efforts to
secure the Writ, but as court was not in
session he was compelled to make applica
tion to an individual justice of the court.
He theft sought Chief Justice Fuller and
went ; to the - latter'e,' house. When he
reached there 'he was Informed that the
chief Justice was 11L Mr. Fuller referred
Mr. Smlthey .to Justice Harlan. The
ground of the application for the writ pre
sented by McCuVs counsel was that McCue
did not have ' fair trial aa guaranteed by
the constitution.'
MANY . NAVAL CADETS RESIGN
Recent Semi-Annan! Examinations
Make It Necessary for Them
to Leave Academy,
ANNAPOLIS., Feb. 9. Since the opening
of the academic year at the naval academy
the number of midshipmen has been mate
rially reduced by resignations, made neces
sary by the recent semi-annual examina
tions. . ,'.'
, Among those who resigned are: Fourth
claim O. Spilter, Texas; Olrard D. Blaa
dell. Hot Bprlpgs, Ark. i Richard B. White,
Bakersfield, Cel.; Fenlon Cannon, Galves
ton, Tex. ; .Thomas B. Henderson, Bryan,'
Tex.;. Fielding B. Houchnna, Independence,
Mo.; John Pullman, Walla Walla, Wash.;
Noel P. Rawla, PlatUmouth, Neb.; H. E.
Shepherd, Seneca, Mo.; Earl G. Still well,
Hannibal, Mo. Y
The following other middles resigned pre
vious to taking their semi-annual examina
tions: Hajler Belt. Dallas, Tex.; Hugh
Henry, Dnnnlson, Tex.; Homer L. Stokes,
Fort Worth. Tex.
HOUSE TARES RECESS
Vote to Adjourn Friday Hoon Until tha
Following Monday Afternoon.
SPEAKER ROUSE GREATLY DISPLEASED
Urges Members to Remain in Session and
Complete Business.
COMMITTEES URGE THEY NEED THE TIME
FOUR SENATORS - , INDICTED
Grand jury Tnkes Action in Cali
fornia Bribery Scandal Two
Inder Arrest.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Feb. 9.-As a result
of the bribery scandal In the state legis
lature Senators Bunker and French were
arrested tonight on warrants Issued by
Morrow, extra brakeman, were deadhead- the grand Jury. The Sheriff Is searching
Ing back, having gone out from Council ! for Senators Wright and Emmons, who
Bluffs Wednesday morning on the second I have also been Indicted.
section of No. 4. Marsh had been run
ning extra out of here for several weeks
and was planning to remove his family
from Perry to Council Blum,
Cars Not Heavily Loaded.
J. C. Banks, business manager of the
Elslnore Sisters, who will present "Mrs.
Delaney of Newport" In Omaha next week,
refused to walk under a ladder at Cedar
Rapids Wednesday night. To this refusal,
based on the superstition that actors mostly
all do cherish, he lays the fact that he Is
alive today., Mr. Banks was In the wreck
on the Milwaukee road early Thursday
morning and Is now laid up at the Murray
with a sewed up chin, a badly lacerated
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
Movements of pecan Vessels Feb, 1).
At New York Sailed: La Lorraine, for
Havre.- Arrived: Main, from Bremen.
At Liverpool Sailed: Parisian, for Hali
fax; Dominican, for Halifax. Arrived:
Frlesland, from Philadelphia.
At Qmsiown Arrived : Ivernla, from
Boston; Haiti:, from New York. Bulled:
Kaverford, for Philadelphia; Majestic, for
New York.
At Hong Kong Bulled: Empress of India,
for Vancouver.
At Ixndon Hailed: Pentaur, for Han
Francisco. Arrived: Georgian, from Bos
ton: Menominee, .'rom New York.
At Ulliraltur Arrived; Koenlg Louise,
from Bn melt. .
At Naples Balled: Republic, for New
York.
At Orcenock Arrived: Carthagenian,
from St. Johns. N. V.
At flenoa Arrived: Romanic, from Boston.
Argument Made Not Enough Member
Would Be Present to Do Work.
WORLD-HERALD REPORTER GIVEN ROAST
Resolution Tnssrd Requesting Him to
Tell the Trnlb or Privileges et
House Will Be Takea
from Him.
fFrom a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 9 (Hpeclal Telegram.)
Against the influence of Speaker Rouse and
with considerable show of resentment of
the speaker's efforts to the contrary the
house this morning voted to adjourn at
noon tomorrow until I p. m. Monday.
"The only question to be settled le
whether we shall stay here until next sum
mer or'flnlsh our work this winter." said
the speaker, as he was about to put the
motion of Windham of Cass for the ad
journment. This brought Wilson of Pawnee, chairman
of the finance, ways and means committee,
to his fret.
"Mr. Speaker," he exclaimed, "there Is a
reason for this adjournment and It Is this:
About two dotten members will go to Ames,
la., Friday, and I presume other membera
will he going elsewhere, so we thought It
would be best to take a recess until these
members returned."
"Are these members going over to Ames,
la., on business for the state, or are they
going on prlvnte business?" Inquired the
speaker.
"They certainly are not going on private
business, Mr. Speaker," replied Wilson.
"They are members of the finance, ways
and means committee, and have been in
vited by the authorities of the University
of Nebraska to go to Ames and Inspect the
egrlcultural college there before making
appropriations so that we might be Intelli
gently guided In our work from what we
might learn at Ames. I can assure you no'
member of this committee Is anxious to
take the trip for any other reason than t
have stated."
The motion prevailed by a vote on roll
call of S2 to 21.
Speaker Rouse feels that tomorrow's half
day pension will be a farce, since, beside
the members of the finance, ways and '
means committee, many others hav se
cured excuses for absence until Monday.
This Incident created considerable Interest
throughout the day, as It was the first time
this session the speaker and house have
come together In a direct Issue.
... Reporter Gets a Boast. . .. ,
Yellow journalism received its reward st
ms iBJUias m in voiwt f.nie launuut. gsj
a unanimous vote tilt bouse, administered
a stern rebuke to the Omaha W of Id-Herald
for the publloalton of an article regarded
as a "slur upon, the motives and official
Integrity" of Speaker Rouse, demanded a
retraction of the article and notified the
reporter for that paper who wrote the
article In question hereafter to confine
himself to facta under penalty of expulsioa
from the house.
The resolution by which this action wss
token was introduced by ' Coats of Holt
and unanimously passed amid cheers and
applause from the membera. Coats de
manded the roll call on hi resolution. It
reads as follows:
Whereas, An article appeared - In the
World-Herald under date of February 8
In which a slur was cast upon the motives
and official integrity of the speaker of the
house by misrepresenting an official act
in reporting the appointment of the com
mittee to prepare the maximum rate bill,
intimating that the speaker made said ap
pointment after oonstiltatton with and bv
instruction of the railroad lobbyists, and,
Whereas, It is a fact well known to
every member of the bouse then present,
that said appointment was made Immedi
ately after a motion asking for such com
mittee was adopted by the house and thst
said appointment was made by the speaker
without leaving his chair and Without con
sulting snyone.
And whereas, This attack upoh the chief
officer of this body should not pass unre
mitted, Resolved. Thst the World-Herald be
asked to retract the statement made and
that the gentleman reporting the delibera
tions of this body for the aforesaid paper
be requested to confine himself to the truth
under penalty of expulsion from the legis
lative hall.
What Started It.
The obnoxious article by Implication,
charged the speaker with taking dictations
from three well-known railroad lobbyists
who were named. In appointing the com
mittee under the Foster resolution to draft
a maximum freight rate bill, saying the
speaker had consulted with these men in
his office. The facts were, as fully set
forth In an Interview with Speaker Rouse
published today In The Bee, that and this
is a matter of notable record In the house
the speaker appointed this committee al
most Immediately upon the Introduction
of the resolution and without even ss
much as leaving his chslr. The speaker
says the Introduction of the resolution
came to htm like a clap of thunder out of
a clesr sky, making It therefore, a physi
cal Impossibility, for him,, even had he
been so disposed, to have conferred with
snyone before appointing the committee.
The whole proceeding was so satisfactory
to the house and the facts, as related, so
manifest, that the World-Herald's flagrant
misrepresentation aroused the members of
the house to a realisation that In justice
to the speaker and every member, this
matter ought not be allowed to go un.
rebuked. The temper of the house became
manifest when the vote on the resolution
taken by roll call, had been concluded and
not a member voted In the negative. A
hearty cheering arose and hands were
clapped.
Salary Bill Introduced.
Wilson of Pawnee, as chairman of the
house finance, ways and means committee,
! this morning introduced the salaries appro
priations bill, carrying a total tor ine en-
suing blennlum of It,0!,9', as published In
1 The Bre this morning. Ths total two years
j ago was 1993,540, the Increase of this year
1 being $l(i:.4i0.
The university gets an increase for tne
blennlum of o0,000. The adjutant general's
biennial salury is raised from t2,T0 to 13,600;
that of the clerk to the deputy Isbof com
missioner. $2,000 to 12.400; deputy to the sec
retary of state, 3.0 to I3.6U); deputy sup
erintendent of public Instruction, $3,400 to
ta.tidO; assistant attorney general, IS.CUO to
$3,6(10, making hla salury the same as the
deputy attorney general; deputy land
commissioner, $:i.4fO to $3.ii0; secretary of
the Stale Bunking buurd, I3.SCO to $4. (An. and
chief rltrlt to Bunking buaid secretary,
$2.1(10 to !.' 4ii. One HSMlxtunt supreme
court clerk Is cut off, reducing the appro
priation for thie Item from I1.040 te RIM.